Publications, articles de presse, classements, awards et évènements à venir
Temporal jurisdiction of the UPC
In appeal decision APL_8790/2025, dated June 2, 2025, the Court of Appeal of the UPC confirmed the temporal competence of the UPC for acts which occurred before the entry into force of the UPC Agreement and during the opt-out period when the opt-out was withdrawn prior to filing the action before the UPC.
Jurisdiction of the UPC: decision of the Court of Appeal
In this important decision (UPC_CoA_30/2024 APL_ 4000/2024 Fives ECL, SAS vs. REEL GmbH) the court of appeal decided whether the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has competence for deciding about damages for on infringement decided by a national court and whether it has jurisdiction an acts of infringement committed before the entry into force of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA).
Juridiction de la JUB : décision de la Cour d’appel
Dans cette décision importante (UPC_CoA_30/2024 APL_ 4000/2024 Fives ECL, SAS vs. REEL GmbH), la cour d’appel a statué sur la compétence de la Juridiction Unifiée du Brevet (JUB) pour se prononcer sur les dommages d’une contrefaçon décidée par une juridiction nationale, ainsi que sur sa compétence concernant des actes de contrefaçon commis avant l’entrée en vigueur de l’Accord relatif à une Juridiction Unifiée du Brevet (AJUB).
Jurisdiction of the UPC: decision of the Court of Appeal
In this important decision (UPC_CoA_30/2024 APL_ 4000/2024 Fives ECL, SAS vs. REEL GmbH) the court of appeal decided whether the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has competence for deciding about damages for on infringement decided by a national court and whether it has jurisdiction an acts of infringement committed before the entry into force of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA).
La JUB étend sa juridiction au Royaume-Uni !
Décision UPC_CFI_355/2023 en date du 28 janvier 2025.
Retrait effectif d’une option de retrait lorsque des procédures nationales sont en cours
Décision de la Cour d’appel de la JUB du 11-12 décembre 2024 AIM SPORT DEVELOPMENT AG contre SUPPONOR
Lavoix : Votre partenaire de confiance pour les litiges devant la Juridiction Unifiée du Brevet
Depuis la création de la Juridiction Unifiée des Brevets (JUB) il y a un an, Lavoix, groupe européen spécialisé dans la propriété intellectuelle, s’est affirmé comme un leader dans la gestion des litiges en matière de brevets.
La Roumanie adhérera à l’accord JUB le 1er septembre 2024.
La Roumanie a déposé son instrument de ratification le 31 mai 2024 et adhérera à l’accord JUB le 1er septembre 2024.
Cumulative Protection under the UPC Framework
Cumulative Protection: European Patent and National Patent vs Unitary Patent and National Patent
Language of proceedings before the UPC: English 1 – German 0
In this interesting decision (UPC_CoA_101/2024 ApL_ 12116/2024 10x Genomics, Inc vs. Curio Bioscience Inc), the Court of Appeal ordered that the Language of proceedings should be changed from German to English.
Grandfather clause for European Patent Attorneys
A European Patent Attorney may represent a party before the UPC provided he has the appropriate qualifications. These qualifications are defined by the « Rules on the European Patent Litigation Certificate and other appropriate qualifications » (or REPLC).
Stay of proceedings in case of parallel proceedings before the UPC and the EPO: the Paris Central Division dismisses the request
In an order dated 8 January 2024, the Paris Central Division interpreted for the first time article 33 (10) of the Agreement concerning the stay of proceedings in the event of parallel proceedings likely to challenge the validity of the patent before the EPO.
Unitary patent and unified patent court: organization and impacts on IP rights
Camille Pecnard and Damien Colombié co-authored an article on the UPC and the unitary patent published this week in the Lettre des Juristes d’Affaires (LJA). They discuss the impacts on IP rights and the points to identify in order to anticipate the strategy to adopt.
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